The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-28
PERSONAL.

VERDI is said to have the finest stable of
horses in Italy. Most of them are thoroughbred
racers.
SIR ALGEREoN BoRTHwIcK, editor of the Morn
ina Post is the only man in London who wears
kid gloves all through dinner.
A FRxNcHMAN, NJ Jean Married., invites all the
Jews of the world TO go to Madagascar and
establish there great Hebrew empire.
GEN VIscoUNr TANHI. Japanese Minister of
Agriculture, now travelling in this country
keeps two secretaries at work recording his
observations.
THE Duke de Veragna, OF Spain. is lineal
descendant of Christopher Columbus and a
breeder of fighting bulls. He has just been deco
rated by the French government with the order
OF Agricultural Merit
BRITISH MINISTER Sir Lionel Saclvlle West
will go TO England next month. This will be his
first visit to his native land since he went to
Washington six years ago. He has improved
greatly in tennis during that time.
NJ; LAMouREux, the plucky manager who
lately produced "Lohengrin' in Paris, has a
beeutiful daughter, and the chivalrous anti
Wagnerians plotted 20 disigure her face with
vitriol il he did not withdraw the opera.
LIEUT.. WILLIAM L. HOWARD who recently dis
covered the Ikpikpuk riverin Alaska, siu Wash
inRton writing up his report to the government.
He has fully recovered from the terrible expo
sure and want he was obliged TO undergo.
THE Russian Count Eugene de Mitkiwitsz for
many years resident in America, has gone 10
China TO establish an extensive telephone system
He is said to he an electrician of exceptional
skill and TO have the support of abundant
capital
on what is called "the highest authority. y" Il
Is said that Nine. Gerster Is spending the spring
u Paris visiting, shopping driving and devoting
herself 70 her two children, Linda and Bertha,
bright little girls of and years respectively
"Amna, " in Ia Sopnambula," is stil her IA
voriJe role and she expects ere long 10 re-
sumo IL.
PATRICK GILMORE and his band were recently
Obliged to wait two hours for q train at Warren
i'll. The citizens made up q purse of $50 and
offered II TO the director on condition that his
m,rsiciAas would play one selection. Mr. Gilmore
informed them that a little music would cost
that day.
GroEGE ALFRED TOWNSEND is not pl 2lsod with
the Garfield statue at Washington. lie thinks
the robustness Of the original is not represented
The attire is too fashionable, and the statue
looks is though the sculptor hard ATTEMPTED to
make Garfield 'look excessively pretty
Something OF foreign air was about the
countenance and posture, as if Mr. Ward had
been dabbtng too much In French prints and
studying from French sculptors."
Sra GEORGE ~ Pu1LsiAY's father was a cabi.
notnlaker The great car manufacturer was
brought up TO the same trade. When his father
died George ". Pullman for years supported aad
educated his brothers and sisters When siiccg,ss
came 10 him he still continued HIS generosity
towards his relatives. There are no narrow.
selfish strcaks In his nature Some papers have
pokcd o good deal Of fun at the italian title OF
knighthood conferred on Mr.. Pullman but the
fact Is the man is a thorough American broad.
minded ana far above feeling a snCbblsh Salts
faction ~ tho eranty honor OF roYal RECOGNITION